Icy-Snowflake
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Also, Solrock and Lunatone, I'm uncertain about Solgaleo and Lunala.
Bellsprout line might be from Johto, Budew and Snorlax lines from Sinnoh.
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Pokémon that are not from the Regions that they were Introduced in.
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Bellsprout line might be from Johto, Budew and Snorlax lines from Sinnoh.
NovaBrunswick
Canada Connoisseur
I think that "mongoose" was actually a Gastly in disguise.
So Steven probably caught the Beldum he gives to you in Sinnoh. Metang and Metagross can also be rarely found in the wild at the Giant Chasm in Unova, which could be a second option if he had visited Unova at some point.
And the Chansey and Sudowoodo lines.
Rune Knight
Well-Known Member
Well if you think about it, it must have transformed itself after something that it had seen, something that already existed.
Leonhart
Imagineer
Icy-Snowflake said:
Is there any reason to believe that? The Madatsubomi (Bellsprout) line could be found in the wild in half of the Kanto games, so I'm not seeing why we should assume that the species is native to Jouto instead. Yes, I realize that Jouto had the Madatsubomi (Sprout) Tower, but that doesn't imply that the species originated from that region.
Rune Knight
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Going by that logic, it would make sense that Digletts are originally from Kanto due to there being a Diglett Cave, and their Kantonian forms predate their Alolan ones.
On Bulbapedia it says: In Alola, Diglett has developed three fine gold whiskers on its head from living in soil with high iron content.
So that indicates that the original Digletts must have changed after they were exposed to minerals.
On Bulbapedia it says: In Alola, Diglett has developed three fine gold whiskers on its head from living in soil with high iron content.
So that indicates that the original Digletts must have changed after they were exposed to minerals.
Icy-Snowflake
Well-Known Member
I thought that the Bellsprouts originally were very tall (in Johto forests) and later reduced in size to adapt to various habitats. I realised it could be the opposite and that specific Bellsprout might be a mutant. I might've been wrong.
NovaBrunswick
Canada Connoisseur
On the topic of regional variants, it's said that Alolan Exeggutor is its "true" appearance, meaning the smaller and squatter-looking Kantonian Exeggutor is a regional variant in itself. Some of (Kantonian) Exeggutor's Dex entries say it originally came from the tropics, meaning Exeggutor may not be native to Kanto, but Alola instead. Galarian Zigzagoon is also said to be the oldest form of Zigzagoon, possibly pre-dating the Hoennian form, which could suggest that Galarian Zigzagoon who were introduced to Hoenn changed their form and demeanour over time.
Galarian Stunfisk is another regional variant who owes their appearance change to minerals; they developed their form in Galar from living in mud with a high iron content, gaining the Steel type in the process.
Kind of like Ditto?
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RedBlastoise
Cerulean Blues
I don't think Corsola was naturally native to Johto because one of the old Dex entries says that they exist in a southern sea nation and that made it sound like they live in warm waters normally.
I always thought they came from Hoenn or Alola and that Johto isn't their natural home because it's not a warm region.
I always thought they came from Hoenn or Alola and that Johto isn't their natural home because it's not a warm region.
Rune Knight
Well-Known Member
I definitely think Alola.
Speaking of tropical areas. I thought of Tropius perhaps not being native to Hoenn, and instead it is from a region based on Africa as suggested by Pokémon Go.
In fact, a lot of the Pokémon Go regionals might be reflections of where they are actually from. Just an idea, and definitely not all of them.
NovaBrunswick
Canada Connoisseur
Or it could be from Alola. I'd sort of see it as being a competitor with Alolan Exeggutor there.
Rune Knight
Well-Known Member
Yeah I thought of that. Thing is that Tropius isn't obtainable in the original S/M games. It is only until US/UM that they appear within the Alola region.
It's still possible, it just feels a little bit dissuasive for me.
Icy-Snowflake
Well-Known Member
Skorupi and Drapion are originally not from Sinnoh.
janejane6178
Kaleido Star FOREVER in my heart <3
Where r they from?
Rune Knight
Well-Known Member
If we do eventually get an Australia region, I would like them to either further build upon Kanghaskhan or introduce a brand new Kangaroo that looks closer to a real Kangaroo.
Preferably the latter, which is why I've been hesitating to say that Kanghaskhan is from Australia.
Preferably the latter, which is why I've been hesitating to say that Kanghaskhan is from Australia.
MrJechgo
Well-Known Member
You'll probably get a regional Psyduck and Golduck as Water/Poison before that
Still... here's something worth thinking about: almost every region has the same ecosystems, with snowy mountains, southern islands, caverns, forests and such
I have yet to see jungles, savannahs or even sewers, crawlign with Poison types and vermin-liem Pokémon like Rattatas.
Ophie
Salingerian Phony
You'll probably get a regional Psyduck and Golduck as Water/Poison before that
Still... here's something worth thinking about: almost every region has the same ecosystems, with snowy mountains, southern islands, caverns, forests and such
Well, there's Lush Jungle in Alola and Castelia Sewers in Unova.
By and large, though, the most common ecosystems you see in Pokémon games correspond with ecosystems found in Japan. I suspect this is why we haven't had much desert compared to those above-mentioned biomes.
Rune Knight
Well-Known Member
I would love an Africa inspired region that's composed of a Jungle and a Savannah.
Icy-Snowflake
Well-Known Member
Kalos or some unknown region as they're found only in Great Marsh in Sinnoh but in wild in Kalos and Galar (but Scorpions aren't native to Britain).